Game Thread Rangers at Columbus

[cagedlion]

Many hockey prognosticators rate Blue Jackets very high, up there
with the Capitals. Whatever. We know these ratings are meaningless.

This game is a tough test for Rangers. Second year in a row we are
Columbus' home opener opponent. They drubbed us 5-2 last year.

Let's hope this year is a better result.

 

[SaveLundy]

Let's go RANGERS!!

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[mrmel29]

Same lineup as last game. Thinking we'll see big mac tmo at the garden as don't think AV lets boyle play too many back to back games if any. Imo this game has a lot more scrums and after whistle garbage than blackhawk game.

 

[kreidertime]

I also think Columbus will be really good forward wise this year. Their defenseman core pretty much sucks.

 

[Rangers94]

I think this was the perfect game for Dylan to play. Columbus likes taking runs at our stars, they've done it for the past two seasons. Having Dylan out there would stop that I think. Hopefully we won't regret that he's not playing.

 

[Pastafazul]

get rath in there b4 staal is moidered

 

[Rangers94]

Same awful PP

 

[BigDaddyAl1973]

I hate stepan on the point

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[SaveLundy]

This pp is ridiculously bad. Still stick by my Scott arniel should be fired statement from last year. They should try and get Adam oats who is a pp wizard

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[strudwickisthebest]

This team could use a little more toughness

 

[Rangers94]

Dylan 100% should be in the lineup tomorrow night and his job should be to reintroduce Dubi's face to the MSG ice, via a nice beating. All these late questionable hits would not be happening if he was out there.

We still suck on faceoffs so far and this PP is STILL USELESS. How did Arneil not get fired last offseason is beyond me.

 

[strudwickisthebest]

I would have dressed Dylan and glass. Loser teams like the blue jackets aim to hurt players

 

[BigDaddyAl1973]

Dylan 100% should be in the lineup tomorrow night and his job should be to reintroduce Dubi's face to the MSG ice, via a nice beating. All these late questionable hits would not be happening if he was out there.

We still suck on faceoffs so far and this PP is STILL USELESS. How did Arneil not get fired last offseason is beyond me.

I doubt anything changes because of dylan, in fact they will up it even more to make the rookie take a simb penalty.

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[BigDaddyAl1973]

3-2 short handed you have to hit the net

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[mrmel29]

And the hobbit makes it 1-0

 

[BigDaddyAl1973]

And thats how you get the late hits to end..get a lead

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[SaveLundy]

Hell yeah little hobbit

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[Pastafazul]

hahaha bunch of bullies on ice, and you're down 1zip, great concept, go around the ice and hit defenseless players and don't worry bout scorin goals... dumazzez

 

[Pastafazul]

great kill,

 

[Rangers94]

I doubt anything changes because of dylan, in fact they will up it even more to make the rookie take a simb penalty.

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I disagree. If anything, Dylan would know not to take a stupid penalty because his leash would be extremely short and if he messed up he'd be benched. He would be out there to defend our guys when they have cheap shots taken at them however. He's a deterrent. If he was going to take dumb penalties we would have seen more of it during the preseason. He showed maturity by not taking dumb penalties, and I'd like to think that would continue. Hell, Boyle is going to take a bunch of penalties because he's too slow and will need to take interference penalties to nullify his screw ups. So it's 6 of one, half a dozen of another when you look at those two in regards to penalties.

 

[BigDaddyAl1973]

5 minutes for fighting....

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[BigDaddyAl1973]

A physical team is always goong to be physical one strong dman out of 6 isnt going to change tje way columbus plays

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[Rangers94]

A physical team is always goong to be physical one strong dman out of 6 isnt going to change tje way columbus plays

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Physical is fine. Dirty is another. When/if Dylan fights one and is able to knock one of them down, it will get their attention that someone will step up and knock them down. Come on. You know how it works. If you know if you take a run at a guy you'll have to pay for it, you're less likely to take that run. That's the entire point of a guy like Dylan. He's there to make a guy or guys think twice before taking a cheap shot.

 

[Rangers94]

Now, we also don't know what Dylan would look like in a REAL fight in the NHL, so if he got his ass beat it would backfire big time haha

 

[chuckd3534]

The one comment I will make is the 1st line has to pick it up. Terrible play by Brass for that goal against. So far the 1st line has been our worst line. Wake up fellas.

 

[SaveLundy]

Boyle looks completely overwhelmed physically against younger and big opponents

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[Rangers94]

The one comment I will make is the 1st line has to pick it up. Terrible play by Brass for that goal against. So far the 1st line has been our worst line. Wake up fellas.

There's no chemistry it seems like on that line. They seem to be on three different pages. No one wants to shoot on that line, just looking to pass. Nash is in playoff mode, floating around not wanting to go to the net.

 

[Rangers94]

Boyle looks completely overwhelmed physically against younger and big opponents

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I was just going to say that. He's three steps slow and looks like a middle schooler trying to push these guys around. He's 100% shot but Sather gave him a NMC so he's not going anywhere anytime soon sadly.

 

[Stepupstepan]

The October Rangers.

 

[SaveLundy]

So Jenner goes to interfere with Zuc he protects against it and it's roughing

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